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The C.M.Clark Publishing Co. 

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ITlBRARY of CONGRESS 
Two Copies Received 

DEC 21 '906 

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GLASS K 5^^c., No. 

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Copyright, 1906 
THE C. M. CLARK PUBLISHING CO{' 

Boston, Mass. 








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Qo ev sunburnt rogue of the Ba^re foot) Tribe, 
Who knew eveij scene thai I here describe,- 

Every sunny gkde, every shs^ciy nook!- 
I dedieede this Httle book; 

To ^br^vc of the Bej-efoot Tribe of Glee — 
To the Little Boy ih^tluscJ to Be! 



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E^geII-'Iw^s sitting in tny office!- 
„ 25- The ianqlc of iKe tclcpKone bell- 
„ 53- I went speeding tow-sad tke loyal Land of Joy.- 
„ 41- I sprmig and caugKt tkem in mj e^rms,- 
„ t9- mere we ate and dmnk and cKatted - 
„ 5Z- SK^king Kt^ndswitk long4ost friends - 
„ 65- The Quiet kitle cKurckyard- 
„ 71- Woke iKe ecKoes of tke woodland ;- 
„ ol- Dingkam5 mill- a crazj ruin!- 
„ 69- Never-ending battle of tke street ! - 




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FOREWORD 

Tlic mist of the morn- caiJtficrcc/orh ofd^; 
Tljc ol(j~homc shore c^J jour hojhooci b^f 

You up with the anchor Mid g^^lhutfy ride 

Af&r end owe^ on the ghstering tide ; 

But ever there couies hke a^ tremulous hail,— 

On the breotli of the ccJmJn the teeth of the goJe,- 

Rising cleevr o'er the wide woters' silence or roar. 

The sound of a^ song on the old-home shore. 

The grArc of thcnoonJ^-^sJiJhurning sonJ; 
Ancf cs. Lu^ rmij't on a foreign strc^jia I 

\bu buffet the billows of dust and heat. 
And you wrestle with men on the crowded street; 
But there comes c^sjrou jostleyourv^ along 
In the midst of the sweltering unwo^shed throngr 
Like incense you kuew in the d^s ofvore,- 
The feint smell of flowte q>\\ the old-home shore. 

The c/usA of the eve - cjiJ ttie sco. Lcfow; 
An J the ^Ay cJ)ove, ^nJ the cJterglow/ 

As jous&unter on deck lost in thought profound. 
You whistle o. tune of the homewcvrd bound ; 
But, a.gadn eaid e^gaJn,3rou lift jour ejes 
Toward the darkling west whereyour best hope lie^- 
Where o. few soft r^^s come shimmering o'er 
The waye^, from e^ light on the old-home shore. 



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H^ was sitting inmy ollicc,- rar ^ove ihe tiisy street 
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Where ilic rusning streams of treiffie swirl u\\ mingle as tlicy meef 

And Ine surging iiaes ot commerce cdd anJ ilow,- 
Dimly conscious oi lull many sounds-tne ciiy'5 swasn An J foam. 

Out unminaiul of ihe import iney inigni tring ; 
I WAS poring o'er a letter from a 5choolniiNte 'we^ Ddkcknome- 

And arinkinc} from ine dipper ai ihe spring ! 




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|WAS i^ leffcr from & tojKood friend from vvliom 1 kdn't lieaj-d , 
Till then, in all the fleeting fruitful jeevrs; I 

And the QMint school-day chirogr^phj, ce.ch smudged or blotted word. 

Brought Ciia^te of joy-with just c^ tc\ng of tecvrs. 
I rc(\d "Deej- Jim, we're trying to get up (\n old-home week, 
^ Andmixkc the old pkce fi^rjy tuzz e.nd hum. 
The boys Mid girls 6.11 g^ theyTe just ei-longing for a peek 
At your old homely fa.ce; so s^ you'll come." 




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K loevd of jGMis slipped from my sjvgging sliouldens,Qiid ^g^n 

A kd w&s 1 Wk in tlie old cxtodc ; 
And 1 wliistlcd up c^nd down tlie room i\s merrijy a^s tlicn 

Iwliistlcd up^nd down tKc country roa^d. 
The freigliied de^ tccwiic b. dreism-i^krignt drcjvm of tnc d^s 

Wlien held in tlirdl byN^ture'5 potent clic\rm 
And sWkled wiili ilie clinging vines of dewy woodleind wa^5, 

1 knew tlie mystic r&pture of ihc fexrm . 



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§ncl iKc tumult of tlie city- its tite^ntic cr^sK c^nd roa.r. 

And the barbel oi tKc m&nv iongues men speevk- 
So^nk eoid softened to tKe rumble of cvwa.gon re^ttling o'er 

The stony ford of old Bdd-e<\gle ereek; 
Tbc jungle of tfie ielepfioiie kecsi^me tbe drowsy cdl 

Of sfieep-bells fej- >vitliin the forest gloom ; 
And tlic whir of the electric f^i , the rf^rmic rise Mid 

Ui the buzz ol bees cvniong tke clover Uoom . 



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iB couU sec it-1 could see it a.11 ! liiehome-ilie ds^s gone by^! 

The Wnilioiise aaid tlie Iioiievsucklc sweet ; 
The cool ojid dcvrklingwoodknd-^nd the glimpse of sunliisky 

Where the gri^ caid mossy trAiiche^ fcdled to mee^; 
The greenish,gkssy shimmer of the spring brook ne&r etheoid, 

The loop of gr<a.pevine where I used to swing. 
And ViVjsAW ccsitless joungstcr- flushed coid thir5ty,grimcd &nd tMincd- 

Drinking from the big gourd dipper &t the spring. 



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And tlic Yohms clicery lilt witliin tlie shade 
Of the oreli(\rd on the hillside ;v\iidf2vr down flic le&fy kne, 

The erie5 of Wefoot eonnvxdes in the gUde. 
And-my soul Srthinst !-I hainkered for the dipper el the spring, 

My pkyin3des,c^nd the hills we used to rocvm ; 
And in foaicy 1 eould hear a boyhood chorus softly sing: 



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Ali, i\\c liomesicK feeling iongue cmi never tell !— 
1 ne vfikgrATit, dusty nignw.^y idling p^i tnc i^^Y oU pkce, 

And trie ^pple-tree on guMa teside tlie well . 
1 could smS the Dliie smoke eurlinc| oer tnc roofh'ee gr<^ eoid liigli,, 

Could Kcc\Tilie swallows cnirping 'needli the comt; 
And my nsvppyncart,in ecno,to tho^c smxllows ma.dc reply; 

1 djn coming ! I a.m coming- coming liome ! " 



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PART SECOND. 

Iitli the glcMiiing ro^d ^cs^i of nie,ilie teeming town teliind,-! 

And my thoughts tlie w;^wacrd fancies of a. boy !- 
^tli ilie rule of gold forgotten ajidtliefloldenRiik in mini 

1 went speeding towea*d the loyal Lwid of Joy. 
The ma^ny milc^ dropped out of sigk,ais h?xd the ma.ny jea.r.s 

Oince I aJsamdoned 6UDJects, crown ajid throne ; 
But the blue sKyS smile of sunshine ajiJ tlie krown eartfe cJewJrop km 

Daide me welcome to a. kingdom still my own. 



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K ihougk to slip into the slcejDy villic\ge,and depM^t 

For the cottevgc oimj kojhooa ^aid my birth- 
Just to spend one evenincj woKvniping Miatvylking ncc^rt to nc^rt 

Vitn rn7pM'ent5,ett the fondest shrine on ecvith; 
But my friends were &t tlie stcytion,kindjv f^ec^s ^11 (\glow. 

With mcvdjy w«\ving bevnner^ ajid e^. bwid,— 
1 hose groim up kds &nd le^^^ies of the blisslul long-i\go!- 

And the nesvrest a.nd tne deo^rest iook niy hcxnd. 

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Hjhen the DMid commenced ^-pl^ngAncl the tittle of the fife 

And ihc nimbhng, gruniUiiig h^so of ihe drums 
M^ae me Uugli evs 1 \\\^ seldom kughed in Jl my busy life 

I hc7 were pl^ng- See, the Centring Hero Comes '! 
But Hooked d the musiciMis-iinder^tood their wild ^ccl^m 

Ut weleome, in^i wds ringing io the skies ; [iiMiie-] 
llccvrd thejqvlul cheers &nd outcries md were burdened with w\j 

And 1 lound ihetc^xr drops irickhnq from niy eyes. 




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iKnere tney were to meet Mid greet mc -tnose de&r chums of otner a^l- , 

Olacr, grdvcnccni witli work Mid world jy e^re ; 
B^dly mM-rcdin m&ny Wures, s^dly dis^ngcd in mwij w^5- 

L^cking grcice of limt aaid sorejy sca.nt of ki&ir. 
Dui 1 knew mem- oh J knew tkem ! Knew ea^cli girlisli trick Mid tuMt- 

Remnajits of ine merij coquet ij of jore; 
And recognized e^cn impisn grin,e5wcn toyisn move a^nd gwt- 

And loved tnem ^s I never na.d before ! 



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Put,ah ! I smr ^n ^ged pwr -their cye5 cJiglit witli pride, 

llieir countcnMicestrigk witk love jvnd jojl- 
Hesiicstinglj c\ckMKing,hcvTi j in Imnd cvnd >si Je t^ side ; 

And 1 cjvuglit tlidr murmured words : My son ! — ?|y toj! " 
ktkrl-rloiher! HJt of speecli were iliey,Mid quaihily, oddly dressed- 

But 1 loYed ihe vcij ground iliey irod upon ; 
And 1 5prATiq and caugW tlicm in my e.Tin5,and strained fkiu io my treas^ 
^yy As eo^en li^d held we eft in jeco-^ agone! 




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Leckding to tne nomcsteeid nigli upon ine nill, ^ 

Irosscd ilic snriinKcn,clriDDling creek im once mmc music ixs it flowed 
k iurn tnc mossy wheel or Diiigncjn's mill ; 

Ikssed ineligmning-DWted syetvinorejts narked arms outsprcaiar 
1 rec^lled ine very d^ the tolt \^s looked !- 

UimDeatne slope caid rca.checl the kTmhouscwitn iis window^^sunsetrca 
0y ) . Ana ine noi|y chickens cluitering to roost. 



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There Itook 1117 old-time clmir caid old-tiiiie pkce. 
And ha.d the 5Mne old pktc xsjid mug I hcvd when just ^ toy- 

He&rd rrsy pious kher 5tvy tlie SMiie old grace . 
1 here we &te iMid drank j^nd ckdted in the fond familiar wsy- 
The gr«3icious, gentle ms^nner of the pj^st !— 

golden twilight purpled, iwid the purple p^led io cjr^; 
the twinkling ste.r*s co^mc peeping out ect kst. 



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Pencillca myj kiry pictures ontnewAll,— 
In the 5ame kiit^stic tints tli&t colored ^ll my cliMiood drej^^ms!- 

I ncre 1 sounaly slept till Wc^ked c»y motlier*s cmI . 
rdneri grcvce we.s in rny memory, niotlicris voice "ms in my cmis- 

1 he b<\lm oi tloom was on ine morning air; 
neeJcd OT aill the hurts Mid he&da.clic5 oi ine Durden-bearmg jcaj^s, 
A toy cygsdn Tva.s I— without jy cao'e ! 






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pill tW summer d^ 1 speni in roaiining round oM Clovcrtown - 

Seeo'cliinglicrc emd liuntina there for odds 5.nd ends 
Of Lrokcn schoolioj idols !- mi in strolling up ^nd down 

The streets eaia sUking nejids with long-lost friends. 
iJomc were dwelling mtncvill5.ge -in tkc nonies wnere tnqv were born ; 

Otner^ Jike myself, h&.d trc^vded mile on mile - 
Hoping once e^ga^in to know trie joys oi youths sunshiny morn, 

To receive the tenedietion of its smile . 




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Ana Ml overgrown somWero on liis lieevd ; -^ 

JohnTiy Smiin,wtio a.§ e^joungster a^lmv^ plwine J io see the world- 

But W never crossed ilie county line , insteaid ; 
lommj rlummer from lnic^go,Dil]y Hekwkins fromNewYork, 

Jimmy Fuller- looking older tlie^n the liills ; 
Jnorjy Donaildson from K?vnse.s-lMikekiid lengthy a^s a. stork. 

And wed \o pretty frisky M&ndy Mills. 



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HoTiK were tnere-^nd some were dtsent ! One wcvs lost lene&tli Ae sea, 

Anotlieryd st resi kene^tli the socl; 
Une wfikS up in krAle^ska- serving Meanmon for 5. fee , 

One was down in clisknt Cnili- serving God. 
Some were sincjle-more were married ! 5omelicid cliildren aJmost grown, 

lo wnom Iney gaye mil mea^d of Love and praise — 
inding in ea^ch disposition eakrjy virtues of iheir own. 

lond i\nd loolisn boyAS a^nd girls ot other da^^ ! 




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I went to search for truevnt Brother Ja^ck; 
With weyinghMidhc left us, on & sunny summer morn- 

Aiid he never- never- never more ce.me ta^cl^! 
And 1 thought of him, my pkynic\te,fi.s 1 stood beside the stone 

I lut told of how he eaoiie-Mid went aw^^; 
And 1 felt so old eaidwe&ry,so dejected a^nd solone, 

I h&t 1 wept -j\nd wondered why he ha.d to 5t^! 



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And the dinner ili^iwc knelt c\nd nuiiKered round. 
Where the thrccxds of siinliglit dAnglincj througli tlie spMighng trcctop.v wove 

A key cloth of gold upon the ground ! 
How we sniiied the tootlisoinc inecnse of ih^iMter of ddiql)i 

As good old kr.son D&w^on thanked the Lord ; 
Tnen hke greedy vou!igster sought to e&t up evrythiiig in ^iqlit- 

And joked and kiigncd and troli eked round the tovvrd! 



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Tliere were spouting coffee-gey5er5,ste^uii!i9-not ; 

Thai fre^gr^it Milker drink w^^ just like motlier used to luivke- 
For she was there &nci ni^ae ii on ilie spot ! 

There were mountwu-pesvks of cliicken and extensive plains oi pie. 
Hills of luscious brejvd-Micl-butter,vovlcs of fruit; 

Twevs a. goodjv iMid of plenty smiling 'ncjvtli the sumnici' sky- 
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Hide-Mid-^eek, Mid skip-tlie-rope , \nd pris iieri-bevsc , ^ 
Woke ine ecnoe5 of thewooaknd; dJid sounded loud enougli 

To rouse the dozing dryads of tlie plaice . 
Shorty I)onjJdson,in some w^,tMigled up his legs ejid fell- 

The sejne old Shorty ! - spr&wling on the turf; 
And Tim Ht^rdin, co^pttdn of the good ship Bonnie Belle. 
aiYe 0. sailor shout iho^t iliundered like the 3urf ! 



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^ jolly, heccllc55 toy was 1 for one whole li^^ppy week ! 

CuddlecJ close lo Mother E^-th^^^ msrm brecvsi cvgadn, 
1 tent niy e<M* to c^tcli ilie words of wisdom she mjglit .speak- 

Aiid forgoi ihe ve^iinted Vi\niiie>s of men, 
er tte well-known tills 1 rAiiitled , cliiiiteJ llie wefl-rememtered tree^,- 

tlrowii io doutle size since 1 observed "ttem kst!- 
Jwiing wid teetered witt tte sunteams, romped mi rollicked wiit tte 

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1 inidged ine sun-b&ked nigliro\ds up Mid down; 
Loitered in the \^ greenwood-cvnd releM-ned its aaident lore. 

And sauntered o'er the meadow- fields of browii. 
1 pluTiged into the deep ravine below the ti\rn,to ^eck 
The spiing 1 loved- e^nd once more drink niy fill; 
1/ /M >4/J ^^iidsTed Aimlessly dong tKe tajiks of old Bedd-ee^glc creek- 
And rested in tlie slmde of Binglia^nVs mill. 



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G-ept tlie lazy treeze or swept tlie boist roiis bl^st ; -^ 
rroiii tnebrokn,cobwcDbecl windows peeped ?v .spirit somter-eyed- 

The spirit of tbe deevd Mid buried p^st ! 
And tlie whirring kurr^^ were silent,- lo^t tlicir tusy ,buzzing SOIig 

And tbe wbeel wixs idly d&bbliug in the stream. 
Wnile tlie murmur of tne waiter as itsotijy lipped cJong, 

W^s trie music of 2v long -forgotten drewn ! 




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Dry Mia weed- grown were llie foreW Mid tlie race ; 
fioiie were Weii cw'ts Midw^goiis-Mid tlie ford telow ilie d&m 

nirrored now no Wefooi urcliiiils freckled fa.ce. 
Dui 1 lo^vfed Mid lolled upon ilietutineiits cnimying,ino55V trim. 

And fished -Mid wished for notliing but to know 
Riatniy «oul was steeped in sinishine.As the minnows were a-5wini 

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||je&r delightlul LmicI or merrinieni ! 1 ro&mecl it aJI jvgadn- 

Fromllie gixiint gr^ house of worship on the ridge 
To tlie humble little sclioolhouse nestling low in Ca^rter!? glen, 

And tlie sun-fisn pool neevv Oa^noy Bottom Driage. 
I lived And loved Mid kuglied (\gwn-Mid wa^ 50 Wh to We, 

1 evrgued witVi niy^self for longer si^^; 
But grim, unfeeling duty nought me out ajid plucked niy sleeve- 

Ana poj/j^ea /o me c/V^Ar away/ 



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|o here ain I back M my work-revivified ,retorn ! 

In mj mind tlie pressing duties of the ds^; 
But in my soul the sunshine of the dewy summer morn 

^ld the fragrance of the fieU^ of new mownh^ 
Fathers grAce still tj^rrie^ with ine,niotlicr:s voice still greets mje&rs- 

The Wni of bloom still lingers, cool and sweef ; 
And I'm rcady-e3iger,re(vdy!- forthe\VD.rfare of theyeM'^- 

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P|iid 1 swing niy pack upon mv willing shoulder once a^gaaii- 

And smile io note Ine lightness of the lo^d; 
I trudge Mid whistle on niv w&v, i\s merrily o^s wnen 

Hrudged jvnd wmstlecl long the countrj road. 
And tlie tumult of tlie city-all its brazen cksh^nd tWe, 

And the hoi\r^e jviid throboing thunder or its might- 
is tlie soul-inspiring music of <\ stirring inarti;^l a.ir 

To wliicli 1 inM'cli to conquer in tlie fight! 



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^et-in spite of evil !-l sometimes p;\ii^e-Mid think- wid long io kc 

Cuddled c1o5e toHotlierEaj-tlils fond trea.«t e^gMn , 
To c^tcli tlie words of wisdom ifi^t I know slie lias for me- 

And forget tne wortliless yaoiiiies of men; 
To laintle o'er tfie grassy liills,to climt ike spres^ding tree5- 
The in eadow- fields &] icJ p?ist\ire- lots to ro&m ; 
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